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MASSACRE [4 records]

Record 1 1994-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

A bloodbath is a fight or other event in which a lot of people or animals are killed very violently.

CONT

Canadians escape a bloodbath in central Africa ... The 51-year-old Roman Catholic missionary ... described his escape last week from war-torn Rwanda.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Action de massacrer, exécution massive [...] massacre d'un peuple, d'une minorité ethnique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
OBS

Tête de cerf garnie de ses cornes et ramures. Le massacre de cerf se représente toujours de front; s'il était représenté de côté ou de profil, on doit le spécifier en blasonnant. Un massacre de gueules.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Sports
OBS

(of stag)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports divers
OBS

Harrap's tête de cerf, de chevreuil, de daim, séparée du corps Glossaire de Vénerie (P. Vialar) Vénerie 95ms/28.10. 74

Spanish

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